Author: John Hawkins

What Liberals in America Can Really Learn From China

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Far left-wing union flack Andy Stern thinks he’s seen the future in China and naturally, since he’s a liberal, it has inspired him to want to readopt all the failed liberal policies that are dragging us down in this country. The conservative-preferred, free-market fundamentalist, shareholder-only model — so successful in the 20th century — is […]

 

The Best Quotes From “The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success”

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I really loved Darren Hardy’s The Compound Effect: Jumpstart your income, your life, your success. Time and time again I read what Hardy wrote and thought, “Man, this guy is just spot-on.” Read these quotes from the book and I think you’ll see why. Dad’s discipline served as an example for me. Dad was my […]

 

This Week: Nov 25 – Dec 1

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Since 1965, the year the Beatles played Shea Stadium and the miniskirt came to America, government spending has grown faster than the combined total of inflation plus population growth every year but one. If government spending in America had just held pace with population growth and inflation since 1954, government spending today would total $1.3 […]

 

GOP 2012 Analysis: Why Newt’s Likely To Win

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The story of the 2012 race so far has really been the story of Mitt Romney. At first glance, Romney appears to have every advantage. He looks like a President, straight out of central casting in Hollywood. He’s well organized, he’s a strong debater, he’s not mistake-prone, he has fantastic name recognition, he’s a great […]

 

I Get Emails: Why Aren’t Conservatives Warming Up To Ron Paul & Libertarianism?

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Email: I’d love to get your take on something, which I’ve asked many people, mostly Romney/Newt/Perry/Cain/Bachmann/Ron-Paul-Doesn’t-Exist Republicans – few of whom have given me a an answer in any form other than an eye-roll, as if I’m just ‘the cutest little heretic they’ve ever met’. My question is this: How come if you were to […]

 

The 20 Most Influential Conservative Jews In Politics

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Deciding who’s the “most influential” anything is inherently an arbitrary business. It’s even more difficult in this case when we’re comparing politicians, TV personalities, radio hosts, and columnists. Still, somebody had to do it, so… Honorable Mentions: Max Boot, Carolyn Glick, Michael Ledeen, Richard Perle, Daniel Pipe, Norman Podhoretz, Dorothy Rabinowitz, Evan Sayet, Paul Wolfowitz […]

 

The Final Coffin Nail For Cain

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Back on November 9th, I wrote a post called Why The Latest Sexual Harassment Allegations Are Probably A Deathblow For Cain. Here’s an excerpt, The problem with these sexual harassment allegations, whether they are true or not, is that they’re undercutting every one of his strengths. The Cain campaign has been driven back on its […]

 

Liberalism In 120 Seconds: Charging Tea Partiers & Letting Occupiers Protest Free

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It’s not just morally wrong, it’s unconstitutional for cities like Richmond to charge Tea Partiers to hold protests while they let Occupiers protest for free. Either both groups should be charged comparable rates or neither group should have have to pay. Tea Partiers that have been charged while Occupiers haven’t should demand their money back […]

 

10 Of The Best Economics Quotes From Milton Friedman

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Milton Friedman was an extraordinary Nobel Prize-winning economist whose ideas helped underpin modern conservative economic theory. His contributions to economics and the conservative movement cannot be underestimated. Sadly, Milton Friedman passed away a little more than five years ago at the ripe old age of 94. Although Friedman is no longer with us, his words, […]

 

David Frum To Leave The GOP If Either Huntsman Or Romney Isn’t Nominated?

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In what may be the most terrifying threat to Republicans since Helen Thomas said she’d kill herself if Dick Cheney ran for President, David Frum has pulled out the BIG GUNS. Steel yourself, Republicans, because if you choose someone other than Romney or Huntsman, you may not have David Frum to kick around anymore. The […]

 

This Week In Quotes: Nov 18 – Nov 24

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For Americans who are unaware of the Democrats’ history of repeatedly reneging on their promises to cut spending in return for tax hikes, the Republicans’ opposition to tax increases does seem crazy. That’s why Republicans need to remind them. — Ann Coulter So when we get to the general election, Mitt Romney will have Jenn […]

 

The UC Davis Police Were Right to Pepper Spray the Occupy Protesters

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You have a First Amendment right to free speech. You do not, however, have a First Amendment right to trespass or set up a hobo camp. This is the problem with the Occupy protesters, well, besides the fact that most of them don’t seem to know why they’re protesting. They believe the law applies to […]

 

Right Wing News Analysis Of The CNN Republican National Security Debate

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All in all, Wolf Blitzer did a reasonably good job of running the debate, although it was a bit annoying when the questions veered towards the deficit. Sure, it’s justifiable in a broad sense, but it turned out to be a waste of time given the number of serious foreign policy issues that weren’t discussed. […]

 

Supercommittee Kabuki And Where It Will Lead

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Congress, along with Barack Obama, attempted to negotiate a debt ceiling compromise and it failed — at the cost of our nation’s AAA rating. Congress failed for a simple reason: Republicans are willing to cut spending, but have no interest in raising taxes; Democrats, on the other hand, want to raise taxes with no spending […]

 

The 20 Most Influential Conservative Women In Politics

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Deciding who’s the “most influential” anything is inherently an arbitrary business. It’s even more difficult in this case when we’re comparing politicians, TV personalities, radio hosts, and columnists. Still, somebody had to do it, so… Honorable Mentions: Jedediah Bila, Marsha Blackburn, Teri Christoph/Stacy Mott, Monica Crowley, Renee Ellmers, Megyn Kelly, Rachel Marsden, Susanna Martinez, Star […]

 

Is Obama an Affirmative Action President? Yeah, Probably

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MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart got huffy and played the race card after Rick Perry pointed out that Barack Obama has a “privileged” background just like his fellow 1 percenters that he rips on regularly when he’s not stuffing their cash in his campaign coffers. That’s the dog whistle that Rick Perry is going for. The president […]

 

What If The Supreme Court Shot Down Obamacare? (Q&A Friday #108)

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Question: If the Supreme Court overturns the constitutionality of the individual health insurance mandate next spring, how will that effect the 2012 elections? — President Friedman Answer: It would be wonderful news for Obama because not only is the bill very unpopular, it’s 2014 full implementation date is going to be a major factor in […]

 

Taxes Are Going To Go Up (Q&A Friday #110)

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Question: Should conservatives consider it acceptable to get rid of subsidies and tax breaks for special interests (and lets be honest, we are mostly talking about wealthy special interests), even though it is effectively a tax increase on those groups? — President Friedman Answer: Here’s the thing: We’ve spent way too much for way too […]

 

Could The United States Break-Up? (Q&A Friday #110)

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Question: America is a simmering cauldron of social unrest; some justified, some not. Should things boil over and become violent do you think it more likely the USA would break up like the USSR or would remain intact? Should Mr. Obama be re-elected he may jump the shark and this may cause freedom loving peoples […]

 

This Week In Quotes: Nov 4 – Nov 17 (Double Edition)

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“Sexual harassment” is an amorphous word that can be manipulated to infer guilt onto anyone. At some point society has to say enough is enough, this is overkill. Most men are friendly in the workplace and when their friendliness rises to the level of flirting it is all too frequently welcomed and encouraged. The rare […]

 

A Brutally Honest Evaluation Of The GOP Field In Order Of Preference

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The candidates I’d support for President, in order of preference, with candid evaluations of each campaign: 8) Ron Paul: Paul is serious about the Constitution, getting spending under control, and paring back government. So, there are some things to like about him. However, he’s a Libertarian, not a conservative, his foreign policy views are way […]

 

What Makes Anyone Think Mitt Romney Is So Electable?

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Mitt Romney lost to Ted Kennedy in 1994. Then, he decided to run for President because his approval rating was in the thirties and he would have lost had he run for a 2nd term as governor of Massachusetts. Next, he lost to John McCain for the GOP nomination in 2008. This year, the entire […]

 

Professors Teaching Your Kids Not To Support The Troops

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One of the biggest mistakes we make in this country is allowing communists, terrorists, perverts, race hucksters, and America-loathing left wingers to work as professors. The very idea that we should allow morally bankrupt wackos with an ax to grind to teach impressionable young college students about the world is insane. Yet, professors like Michael […]

 

Obama Thinks Hawaii Is Part Of Asia

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Pick any politician that the mainstream media has portrayed as a blithering idiot who can barely get a sentence out without saying something stupid. Sarah Palin, Dan Quayle, Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, George W. Bush — you name ’em. Well, Barack Obama has said as many stupid things as all of them combined, […]

 

The Top 20 Most Influential Black Republicans

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Deciding who’s the “most influential” anything is inherently an arbitrary business. It’s even more difficult in this case, when we’re comparing black politicians, judges, columnists, radio hosts, and activists. Still, somebody had to do it, so… Honorable Mentions: Ali Akbar, Deneen Borelli, Janice Rogers Brown, James Golden, Amy Holmes, Niger Innis, Roy Innis, Alan Keyes, […]